Chapter 89

"Baby brother!"

"Sister one," he growled at Erika's sunshiny tone, scowling, knowing they couldn't see him doing so. Yep, they knew, he looked at his wristwatch and remember the day. Family dinner. He had purposely been absent since his divorce, he didn't want them to slice open and examine his failed marriage and then give their unwanted opinion.

But years ago, he did go to the family dinner, sometimes only to escape from his situation with Heather at that time. Mom would be very upset with him for bailing out on his sisters, but since she has dementia sometimes it hurts to visit. Losing their dad triggered mom's high blood pressure, her doctor said it was a chain reaction in her body. Sometimes he thought maybe it was good for her not to remember losing the love of her life. But sometimes he wonders if she ever remembered how much he loved her.

"Ro!" Edith, sister two, called him out.

"What? I'm here," he answered, snapping his mind back to reality.

"Dear br